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How did the Senate confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General and what were the key votes?
A very narrow confirmation. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. The Senate voted early this morning to confirm President Trump's former personal attorney, Todd Blanche, to be the next attorney general.
The vote very tight, fifty to forty-nine. The only Senator not casting a ballot, uh Mitch McConnell, the former Senate Majority Leader who's been out since uh the middle of June here. Uh there were two Republican no's, uh Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, who has a tough re election bid uh this fall. She announced her opposition a couple of days ago. And early Friday morning you had Lisa Murkowski uh from Alaska who also said uh she had met the first time. with uh Todd Blanche and just wasn't uh uh you know committed to him at that stage. So this took it down to Bill Cassidy.
What is the status of the Iran‑Oman agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on oil flow?
He was the only person, the Republican senator from Louisiana, who was undecided on that side of the aisle and he broke the log jam.
Fox's Chad program on Capitol Hill. A pending agreement between Iran and Oman is not likely to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Fox's Alex Hogan has more from Washington.
Vice President JD Vance appearing on Fox today. He says that the administration is talking with Iran about trying to maximize the amount of oil and gas coming out of the Strait of Hormuz.
We're in the middle of the game, and we're applying a whole host of tools: diplomatic, economic, military tools, to ensure that we get the best outcome for the American people. I feel quite confident we will get there, but we're still a bit in the middle of the game.
Today Iran says that the deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz is close, but not there yet. Although today the United Arab Emirates says that Iran hit another ship in that waterway, and Oman is condemning those attacks.
How is President Biden’s prostate cancer progressing and what did his son reveal?
Meantime, satellite images show a leaking grounded oil tanker off Oman is sinking more and it's been leaking and spreading oil quickly in recent days. And former President Biden's prostate cancer is getting worse. His son Hunter says his father's cancer has spread to his bones and is causing severe pain. America's listening to Fox News. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today denounced Russia's latest deadly attacks on Kyiv. He spoke as he visited Serbia, one of the few European countries that has maintained friendly relations with Moscow throughout the invasion. The overnight attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding area killed four people, including a child.
What were the latest Ukrainian attacks on Kyiv and how did Russia respond?
Ukrainian forces struck back hitting Russian oil facilities. Investigators closed their probe into the deaths of nine skiers in Nevada.
The nine killed in a horrific avalanche near Lake Tahoe in February all died of asphyxiation after being buried beneath five to six feet of snow. A roughly one hundred foot wide wall of snow broke loose and raced down the mountain, burying all but two members of the fifteen member backcountry group. Snow forecasters had issued dire warnings telling people to stay out of the backcountry because of avalanche danger. Chris DeMoo, Fox News.
Five of football's biggest stars take their place among the game's immortals this weekend in Canton, Ohio.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of twenty twenty six officially enshrined today, as some of the NFL's all-time grades, including former New Orleans Saints Super Bowl winning quarterback Drew Brees, former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, former Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Keekly, former San Francisco 49ers running back Roger Craig, and former Patriots and Colts kicker Adam Vinateri, who won three Super Bowls in New England and another in.
Who were the inductees into the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame and what were the highlights?
Indianapolis with each inductee receiving a bronze bust and delivering a Hall of Fame speech. The annual enshrinement caps Hall of Fame week in Canton. Jeff Manoso, Fox News.
And about 700 people were trapped on a disabled train in sweltering heat for nearly two hours early today. Many were returning from a Chris Brown concert in New Jersey when that train lost power and air conditioning. Passengers reported smelling smoke before the train stopped.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How did the Senate confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General and what were the key votes?
0:02–0:45
2
What is the status of the Iran‑Oman agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on oil flow?
0:45–1:38
3
How is President Biden’s prostate cancer progressing and what did his son reveal?
1:38–2:18
4
What were the latest Ukrainian attacks on Kyiv and how did Russia respond?
2:18–3:22
5
Who were the inductees into the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame and what were the highlights?
3:22–3:56